Archpriest Fr. Christos Kourtis: Saint Nektarios Shows Us the Waytranslated

Archpriest Fr. Christos Kourtis, a clergyman of the Holy Metropolis of Grevena, presided over and preached the divine liturgy on Sunday, November 8 (Onesiphorus the Martyr, Matrona the Saint, Theoctist of Lesbos, Nektarios of Pentapolis in Aegina), at the Holy Church of Evangelistria in Piraeus.

The vigil and sermon are part of the program "ENORIA en action."

Speaking in his sermon, Fr. Christos, for the feast of Saint Nektarios, posed the question of why faithful participate in feasts and commemorations of the Saints. Often, their participation is linked to the desire to seek some personal blessing or to address a human need. However, he reminded the congregation of the characteristic teaching of Saint John Chrysostom, according to which "the memory of the Saint is the imitation of the Saint." Thus, the feast is not merely an opportunity to seek...